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25 Years of Transformative Governance: How Water Security Became Central to India’s Development Story

2 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

As Narendra Modi completes 25 years in government, former Secretary General of the NHRC and retired 1988-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Bharat...

Be Inspired

In Rajasthan’s Thar, A Rare Bird Gets a Second Chance at Survival

2 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How Rajasthan has become the centre of India’s biggest effort to save the Great Indian Bustard from extinction...

Beyond Headlines

How Modi’s governance journey mirrors an ancient Indian test of leadership and dharma

2 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From Gujarat’s administrative reforms to India’s digital and infrastructure transformation, Narendra...

Eco Warrior Awards

How Project Elephant Rewrote India’s Conservation Story

1 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

With 33 Elephant Reserves covering over 80,777 sq km, 150 ground-validated corridors and the first DNA-based...

Eco Warrior Awards

Eco Warrior Awards 2026: When Civil Servants Turn Wildlife Into Art

1 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Beyond files, forests and field reports, a group of civil servants revealed another side of their relationship...

Must Read

UPSC@100: From 1926 to 2026, How India’s Premier Recruitment Body Evolved Over a Century

30 September 2026

UPSC Turns 100: PM Modi to Release Commemorative Coin, Stamp and Landmark Judgments Book

1 October 2026

UPSC Turns 100: PM Modi Calls for Recruitment Reforms, Citizen-First Civil Services and Future-Ready Administration

1 October 2026

Videos

From Delhi’s Crime Branch to Puducherry: IPS Shalini Singh’s Long Journey in Policing

16 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Singh Thakur: The IAS Officer Who Moved From Districts to Defence, Infrastructure and Now Manipur

11 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Who Is Dhirendra Ojha? Senior IIS Officer Gets One-Year Extension as PIB Principal Director General

2 October 2026

IPS Dangi Case: Chhattisgarh DGP Proposes New Investigation Officer After Complainant’s High Court Plea

2 October 2026

Who Is Santosh Tewari? Senior Bihar-Cadre IFS Officer Becomes New Director General of Forests (DGF)

2 October 2026

From Police Duty to Asian Games Glory: Manipur DGP Mukesh Singh Backs Sporting Talent

1 October 2026

Running for Unity, Standing for Peace: DGP Nalin Prabhat Praises J&K Youth

1 October 2026

Race for Next West Bengal DGP Enters Next Phase: 6 Senior IPS Officers in Contention as Siddh Nath Gupta Nears Retirement

1 October 2026

PSU News

NLC India Organises Mega Cleaning Drive in Neyveli, Over 5,000 Join Swachhata Hi Seva 2026

2 October 2026

Bank of Baroda ED Lal Singh Honoured with SKOCH Challenger Award for Financial Inclusion

2 October 2026

NEEPCO Signs Agreement to Build Badminton Court and All-Weather Canopy Under CSR in Meghalaya

2 October 2026

IREDA Extends Dr. Bijay Kumar Mohanty’s Additional CMD Charge for 3 Months

2 October 2026

HPCL Wins Three PNGRB Awards for Excellence in CGD Services and Pipeline Operations

2 October 2026

IGL Wins PNGRB Excellence Award 2026 for Overall Performance in City Gas Distribution

2 October 2026

PESB Recommends Anil Kumar Mishra for Director (Marketing) Post at IREL

2 October 2026

HUDCO Signs Annual MoU with MoHUA for FY 2026-27, Key Financial and Performance Targets Set

2 October 2026

Defence News

Embraer Mahindra C-390 Millennium Assembly Line Deal

Inside The Proposed C-390 Millennium Assembly Line That Could Transform Indian Aviation

2 October 2026

$Saksham-IAFIS Integration$

How Saksham-IAFIS Integration Will Modernise India's Defence Financial Operations

2 October 2026

Why Countries Are Racing To Buy India’s BrahMos Missile System

2 October 2026

Indian Defence Secretary Confirms ₹80,000 Crore Submarine Project In Final Stage

2 October 2026

Judiciary News

Allahabad High Court Advocate Pending Disciplinary Inquiry Ruling

Major Relief For Lawyers: Allahabad High Court Rules Interim Suspension Of Advocates Is Not Allowed Under Law

2 October 2026

Gujarat Benami Phones Case: High Court Delivers Key Verdict On Judicial Conduct

2 October 2026

Inside The Supreme Court Order That Put The KPSC Recruitment Probe On Hold

2 October 2026

Why The Supreme Court Refused A Meeting With Parliament's One Nation, One Election Panel

2 October 2026

CSR News

NEEPCO Signs Agreement to Build Badminton Court and All-Weather Canopy Under CSR in Meghalaya

2 October 2026

ECL Signs Three CSR Project LoIs in West Bengal to Support Health, Childcare and Water Conservation

1 October 2026

NCL Signs MoU With NSCBMC Jabalpur to Provide Free Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment

30 September 2026

BDL Partners With Telangana Health Department to Provide Nutritional Food Baskets to TB Patients

28 September 2026

Opinion

Features

Sabang to Great Nicobar: India’s Quiet Strategic Bet at Malacca’s Northern Gateway

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

When The Remover Of Obstacles Meet India's Broken Roads

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

How Prime Minister Narendra Modi transformed governance, delivery and India’s global standing

21 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From last-mile governance and women’s empowerment to infrastructure and cultural renewal, PM Modi’s leadership...

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

UPSC Stories

15+ Exam Failures, 15 Years in the Navy: How Mayank Sachan Secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF

26 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Former Indian Navy sailor Mayank Sachan secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ exam failures, two...

“Sports Has Always Been More Than a Career for Me”: Dr Radhika Mishra Clears MPPSC Sports Officer Exam

22 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Dr Radhika Mishra, an Assistant Professor from Gwalior, cleared the MPPSC Sports Officer Examination...

After 15 Failures, Umar Janj Finally Heard the Words He Had Been Waiting For: ‘I have made it'

4 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Umar Janj from Jaisalmer secured AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ failures, four attempts, four SSBs...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Lucknow Beyond Nawabs: How IRTS Dr Amitabh Kumar Captures the Soul of the City in ‘Shahar-e-Adab’

Lucknow Beyond Nawabs: How IRTS Officer Dr Amitabh Kumar Captures the Soul of the City in ‘Shahar-e-Adab’

27 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Nearly 500-page book explores Lucknow’s history, culture, cuisine, architecture and Ganga-Jamuni ethos,...

14 Sanskrit Texts That Reveal India’s Ancient Knowledge Across Science, Arts and Statecraft

26 September 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

From statecraft and surgery to astronomy, architecture, agriculture, mathematics, music and metallurgy,...

On the Rails of Life: The Extraordinary World of Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong

19 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong follows Charu Chitol through childhood, Bombay and the many contradictions...